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Saturday, July 23, 2011

For Preschool this year I'm using Little Hands to Heaven.
The last two weeks Buttercup has been learning about letter A, and B. She is also learning about Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah's Ark!

Ok, so I know that last time I posted I said I didn't know when we would actually start school, but my Rainbow Resource order arrived the afternoon after my sons sleepover. Once I saw the last two books I needed I couldn't help myself. We started school on July 12! The last two weeks have gone pretty well other than adjusting to a bit longer school days. So far I really love Bigger Hearts For His Glory! It is even better than Beyond, and a perfect fit for Buster. Sweetpea is finishing up Little Hearts right now, and I started Little Hands with Buttercup. She loves having her own special school time. ﻿I took a picture of each of them on the first day:

Buster 3rd grade!

Sweetpea K/1st,

still not sure what to call her.

Buttercup Preschool!

Buddy Tot school!

So far everything I picked is working great except for Latin For Children. I decided to hold off on that for a bit because it was too much for Buster still. We will continue with Song School Latin for now.

The girls love their Rod and Staff work books. Buttercup has the ABC ones and Sweetpea has the GHI ones.

Buddy keeping busy during school!
Buster playing checkers during a break. My sister made this.
We went for a nature walk/hike!

The kids did some journaling!

The falls!
Buster got to play some catch with dad!

Game time with Papa! Buster was happy he showed up during grammar.
Sweetpea playing the Reading kingdom!
I also subscribed to Speekee, and GoTrybe again this week!
I will post a separate blog of Buttercups week.
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Buster will be 8 on Tuesday! I can hardly believe it myself. Yesterday afternoon we had his party at a park!
He requested a board game birthday and a chess cake. He loves playing board games especially chess!

Here is the cake:

Buddy thought the cake was the Pillsbury dough boy!

Birthday boy!

Playing games!

Buster with cousin E, and K! All three are 8.

Gifts!

Buttercup, and Buddy swinging with Moogy and Gumpy(aka my in-laws)

Some of the big kids came over for a sleep over after!

This is our first ever official sleep over!

Watching the original Little Rascals! They all loved it, and I was surprised my kids were the only ones who had ever seen them.

"And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deut 6:6-7 (NKJV)